When he joined the team last summer, there was a ton of speculation about JJ Redick and what he could do for the Los Angeles Lakers. As a first-year coach, would he be able to help the team reach a new level and compete in the playoffs again?

JJ Redick said the Lakers' analytics dept looked into the internet fan theory that opposing team players suddenly get healthy when it's time to play L.A. "I think it's like 86% of [opposing] payroll has been available to [play] us this year, which is by far No. 1 in the league"